[LAP] Fwd: Call for Papers (Volume 4 Issue 1 2020)

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*Pakistan Journal of Language Studies (PJLS)*
Department of Applied Linguistics
*Government College University, Faisalabad, *Pakistan
Submission Deadline: August 30th, 2020

Dear Researchers,

We welcome the authors across the globe to publish their research papers,
empirical reports and reviews on the following emergent and challenging
issues in the area of Applied Linguistics in *Pakistan Journal of Language
Studies (PJLS). *PJLS is an annual peer reviewed journal. All the submitted
papers are acknowledged quickly and reviewed as rapidly as possible. They
are initially scrutinized by the editors who decide whether they meet
certain basic standards with respect to their length, presentation, clarity
and level of scholarship. The papers that pass through this initial
scrutiny are sent out to referees for final selection. We follow a double
blind peer-review system, every paper is sent for review to national as
well as international experts. The reviewers' and authors' identities
remain anonymous.

*Topics of interest*

§  Corpus Linguistics

§  World Englishes

§  Pakistani English

§  Language Testing & Evaluation

§  Syntax

§  Morphology

§  Systemic Functional Linguistics

§  Phonetics and Phonology

§  Lexicology and Lexicography

§  Discourse Analysis

§  Semantics

§  Stylistics

§  Pragmatics

§  Anthropological Linguistics

§  Cognitive Linguistics

§  Computational Linguistics

§  Psycholinguistics

§  Sociolinguistics

§  Language Planning

§  Language Teaching

§  Language Contact and Language Change

§  Language Documentation

§  Language Endangerment

§  Translation Studies

§  Language and Gender

*Guidelines for authors*

The authors should submit their papers according to the following
guidelines:

·    The submitted articles must be original and should not be under
consideration for any other publication at the same time.

·    The manuscripts should be free from grammatical errors and plagiarism.

·    The manuscripts should be composed according to APA (American
Psychological Association 6th edition) format for writing text and
referencing.

·    The first page should have the title of the article, author (s)’s
names, his/her/their affiliation, E-mail address, and author (s)’s notes.

·    Give one paragraph introduction of authors in five to seven sentences
(for each author) describing their educational background and research

    achievements on the title page.

·    Title of the article should be informative and eye-catching.

·    Title should not be more than 12 words in length and it should not
contain abbreviations or words that serve no purpose.

·   The second page should have the title of the article (font size 14,
Times New Roman), abstract (font size 10, Times New Roman) containing 100-

     150 words summarizing the main points and followed by five key words
(in *italics*).

·    The remaining pages should have the main text, and list of references.

·    On the first line of the abstract page, center the word “Abstract”
(bold, formatting).

·    Abstract of the article should be justified and in italics.

·    Articles should not cross the word limit of 3500-4000.

·    Headings and subheadings should be on a separate line.

·    Use A4 size paper with Times New Roman writing style font size 12 for
the main text and 10 for the abstract with 1.15 line spacing for the whole

     document. Left margin should be 3.5 but all other margins should be
2.mm. Tables and figures should not be split on two pages.

·    Articles should be typed in MS Word and should be paginated.

·    Do not try to format your submission in the style of a published
article.

*Plagiarism is not acceptable. *If plagiarism is detected during the peer
review process, the manuscript may be rejected. If plagiarism is detected
after publication, we may publish a correction or retract the paper.

To submit your paper, please click on the following link: pjls at gcuf.edu.pk
For any inquiry regarding the paper, please contact:  pjls at gcuf.edu.pk. We
look forward to seeing your paper at *Pakistan Journal of Language Studies*
*.*

Sincerely,

*Editor*

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Asim Mahmood

*Dean Arts & Social Sciences*

*Government College University, Faisalabad*

*Call: 041-9200158*

*Editorial Committee*

Dr. Aleem Shakir

Ali Raza Siddique

*Abstracting and Indexing:*

Pakistan Journal of Language Studies (PJLS) has the following abstractings
and indexings:

Ulrichs' Periodicals Directory / ProQuest
ICI Journal Master List
<https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/form?search=Pakistan%20Journal%20of%20Language%20Studies>
International Scientific Indexing (ISI)
<https://isindexing.com/isi/journaldetails.php?id=12849>
TIRF (The International Research Foundation for English Language Education)
Eurasian Scientific Jou
<http://esjindex.org/search.php?id=issn&ids=pakistan+journal+of+language+studies&S1=submit>rnal
Index
<http://esjindex.org/search.php?id=issn&ids=pakistan+journal+of+language+studies&S1=submit>
Academia.edu <https://gcuf.academia.edu/EditorPJLS>
ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5524-0517>
Mendeley <https://www.mendeley.com/library/>
License Common Creative <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>
Google Scholar
<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&authuser=3&gmla=AJsN-F4rE3cZaEnFSygAtJcgndh9o5nTIx5AwgbUuufDEbBEwFr_0DBD-Wd2mTpsa8qJt9EIDq0bsPsUOTduC0rA5Tx18TBL7A&user=iEHXUUoAAAAJ>
Internet Archive
<https://archive.org/details/@pakistan_journal_of_language_studies_pjls_>
SCR|BD
<https://www.scribd.com/user/508219864/Pakistan-Journal-of-Language-Studies>
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